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(Barbados Nation) Tropical Storm Jerry gained strength to the east of the Leeward Islands, with the maximum sustained winds now near 60 mph (95 km/h) with higher gusts.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – With widespread fires wreaking havoc on the Amazon, over 200 investors representing some $16.2 trillion under management yesterday called on companies to do their part in halting the destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest.

(Jamaica Observer) Approximately 200 people marched to Gordon House in downtown Kingston yesterday, to demonstrate against prospective mining in adjoining sections of the Cockpit Country.

Appearing at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court yesterday, a handyman was fined after he admitted to collecting a woman’s money and bicycle and not returning with the items she sent him out to get.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Rtd) Claudette Singh, will today at 10.30 am disclose the date she is proposing for the holding of  General and Regional Elections.

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Rtd) Claudette Singh, will render a decision on the approximate date on which General and Regional elections will take place at 10:00 am tomorrow.

(Jamaica Observer) The arrest of a Jamaican man by immigration officers in Connecticut as he left a courthouse sparked a protest by concerned residents about the action of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

The Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said that at approximately 03:17 hrs this morning, the L16 Transmission Line which links the Sophia and Good Hope substations tripped causing power generating units at the Kingston power plant to shut down, disrupting service to customers in the Demerara-Berbice Interconnected System (DBIS).

NEW DELHI,  (Reuters) – India banned the production, import and sale of electronic cigarettes on Wednesday, a public health decision that will dash the expansion plans of companies such as Juul Labs and Philip Morris International in the country.

(Trinidad Guardian) A so­cial me­dia stand­off has emerged be­tween Prime Min­is­ter Dr Kei­th Row­ley and British High Com­mis­sion­er Tim Stew over the Prime Min­is­ter’s de­ci­sion to write the British gov­ern­ment on the con­tents of a doc­u­men­tary, which Dr Row­ley con­tends has mis­rep­re­sent­ed Trinidad and To­ba­go.

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) should be ready to declare a prospective election date today, according to government-nominated commissioner Vincent Alexander.

Oil companies operating in Guyana should allow regulatory authorities “unfettered” access to their operations, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Executive Director Dr Vincent Adams has said.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has highlighted gaps in Guyana’s governance structure which it contends could lead to corruption.

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) erred when it declined to issue orders compelling Cabinet to resign and instead trusted that its guidance, and the directions of the Constitution would be obeyed by members of government, according to attorney Kamal Ramkarran.

The Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) and the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) have made a commitment to remove the dredge lodged in the Kuyuwini River, Upper Essequibo, in the event the owner fails to do so.

Fire Service investigators have determined that the Mon Repos North, East Coast Demerara fire, in which seven-year-old Shaniya Persaud received burns that led to her death, was an act of arson.

A member of the Guyana Police Force surrendered to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday, hours after he evaded ranks of the Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) during a chase along the East Bank Demerara Public Road.

The demolition of the “illegal” footbridge by residents of Lamaha Springs following a spate of robberies in the community has now forced workers and schoolchildren of neighbouring ‘C’ Field Sophia to use a longer route to access transportation and schools.

Nalco Champion’s provisional approval for operations at the John Fernandes Ltd (JFL) Water Street Terminal was too risky for client ExxonMobil, according to Country Manager Rod Henson.

A charred shell was all that remained after a vehicle belonging to the Ministry of Communities, Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) yesterday went up in flames on the Rupert Craig Highway.